St. Patrick's Day Music Activities - Music Symbols Matching Game & Flash Cards

With this St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game, your students will feel so lucky as they review music symbols! Students will match music symbols and terms and collect symbol and term gold coins to fill their pots of gold.

The download includes a memory match game and bonus flashcards, making it ideal for piano lessons on St. Patrick's Day. Treat your students to this engaging music symbol matching game and show them how lucky they are to have you as their teacher! ☘️

This St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game includes:

• 60 coins with music symbols and terms
• Music memory match game and instructions
• 60 flash cards with. music symbols and terms (print front/back - instructions are included)
• Blank coins so that you can customize this game for any student
• Blank flash cards that you can customize for any student
• Includes both American music terms (quarter note, etc.) as well as British music terms (crotchet, etc.).
• Download also includes the original 2014 Pot 'O Gold Music Match file.

How to play this St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game: Pot of gold memory match

• Print, laminate, and cut out the coins and pots of gold.
• A 1.5 inch circle craft punch works perfectly for cutting out the coins.
• Choose the coins that your students are studying, or that fit into the allotted time.
• Place the coins face down on the table.
• Give a pot of gold to each student.
• The students will take turns turning over 2 coins to find matching coins: terms and music symbols (for example, the image of a quarter notes, and "Quarter Note”.
• When a student makes a match, the student will place the matched coins into their pot of gold.
• The student with the most coins in their pot of gold wins!

How to make this matching game into a race!

• Give each student a set of coins (music symbols they are studying, or enough coins to fit into the allotted time)
• Optional: Make it even more fun by putting each student's coins into a black plastic pot of gold or a black cauldron
• Start a timer for one minute (or 2 minutes or 3 minutes, whatever works best for your situation)
• The students will dump their coins onto the table so they can match the music terms with the correct music symbols as quickly as possible
• The student who matches the most terms and symbols before the timer goes off wins!

Who can use this St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game?

• Private piano students
• Group piano students
• Students attending music camp
• Elementary music students
• Piano parties
• And more!

How can the St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game help your piano students?

• Students love learning in different ways, and this set is great for visual and kinesthetic learners in St. Patrick's Day piano lessons.
• These St. Patrick's Day music games will help you plan interactive piano lessons in March, and will be engaging and memorable for your students.
• Need a quick activity to break up the piano lesson? Grab this St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game, and your students will thank you for letting them get off the bench for a minute!
• These St. Patrick's Day music games for piano lessons are great for completing individually, or in groups, which can build their teamwork skills!
• Reviewing the music symbols included in these St. Patrick's Day music games can also help students get ready for exams, such as MTNA, RCM, or ABRSM.

These music symbols are included in the St. Patrick's Day music symbol matching game:

• American music terms PLUS British music terms are included in the download.

1. Quarter note (Crotchet)
2. Whole note (Semibreve)
3. Half note (Minim)
4. Dotted half note (Dotted minim)
5. Dotted quarter note (Dotted crotchet)
6. Triplet
7. Eighth note (Quaver)
8. Sixteenth note (Semiquaver)
9. Quarter rest. (Crotchet rest)
10. Whole rest (Semibreve rest - there are also blank customizable coins and flash cards if you call it something else)
11. Half rest (Minim rest)
12. Eighth rest (Quaver rest)
13. Sixteenth rest (Semiquaver rest)
14. Two eighth notes (Two quavers)
15. Four sixteenth notes (Four semiquavers)
16. Fortissimo
17. Forte
18. Mezzo forte
19. Mezzo piano
20. Piano
21. Pianissimo
22. Flat
23. Sharp
24. Natural
25. Double sharp
26. Double flat
27. Treble clef
28. Bass clef
29. Alto clef
30. Tenor clef
31. Staccato
32. Slur
33. Tie
34. Fermata
35. Double barline
36. Barline
37. Repeat sign
38. Accent
39. Measures
40. Grand staff
41. Staff
42. Time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 2/4)
43. Crescendo
44. Decrescendo
45. Brace
46. Sforzando
47. Coda
48. Segno
49. Common time
50. Cut time
51. Compound time
52. Key signature
53. Ritardando
54. Metronome mark
55. Breath mark
56. Chord
57. Ottava
58. 1st and 2nd endings

Storing and Organizing the St. Patrick's Day Music Game Cards

I love storing these game cards in colorful 4x6 photo boxes because they're the perfect size, and the colors are vibrant and fun!

Teachers like you said…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Whitney P. says, "I'm using the matching game as a "station" during our group party tomorrow. I printed 2 pages to a sheet which makes it easy to play on the floor. For my choir, I'm going to use them as created and tape them to my board. The size, colors and graphics are so nice they can be seen from the back of the room. I just love this set!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily V. says, "I love the range of symbols so that I can use it with multiple grade levels!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Annie W. says, "How fun! I am SO excited to use this game with my students! They love the seasonal games and are so excited to come to class. Thanks for sharing [...]!! "

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